On 2019-07-06 21:02, Steven Pousty wrote: > /" The default will probably be changed to Python 3 in a distant future > release of PostgreSQL, depending on the progress of the migration to > Python 3 in the Python community."/ > > I know we are late in the Postgresql 12 cycle but I think switching the > default to Python 3 is warranted given:
"The default" in the above statement refers to what version the language name "plpythonu" invokes. That is separate from whether an installer or packager chooses to install a Python-2-based version. I expect that as operating systems remove Python 2 from their systems, packagers will also remove Python-2-based plpython packages. So there is no issue. We could change plpythonu to be an alias for plpython3u instead of plpython2u, but that would be a PG13 (or later) change. I notice that PEP-394 now supports this. -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
